§ 82. Lieut.-Colonel FREMANTLEasked the Parliamentary Secretary to the Ministry of Munitions if he is aware that Mr. E. Horace Thompson, F.S.I., part owner of a building estate at Oakleigh Park, N., in March last received authority from the London Housing Board to consign building material for the development of the eastern part of the estate to Central Stores Depôt, 1,707 siding, at Oakleigh Park, east of the railway line; that this authority was given in agreement with the Disposal Board; that on 3rd June the Great Northern Railway Company gave permission for the siding to be so used subject to confirmation by the Ministry of Munitions; and that the Central Stores Depôt have refused to confirm such permission; and whether, in view of the urgency of housing, the matter may be reconsidered?
Mr. HOPEI am glad to say that, at the instance of my hon. and gallant Friend, an arrangement satisfactory to Mr. Thompson has been arrived at.
§ Lieut.-Colonel FREMANTLEDoes the hon. Gentleman say there will be no delay in the matter, though "my own information is not quite in accord with that of the hon. Gentleman"?
§ Lieut.-Colonel FREMANTLEAre we to understand that in future the Ministry will only give its consent, coupled with certain conditions, for building purposes, whilst another section of the Government withholds consent three months afterwards?